13 Nevertheless having gotten privily under the hill, they bound A´chior, and cast him down, and left him at the foot of the hill, and returned to their lord.
14 But the Israelites descended from their city, and came unto him, and loosed him, and brought him into Bethu´lia, and presented him to the governors of the city:
15 which were in those days Ozi´as the son of Micha, of the tribe of Simeon, and Chabris the son of Gothon´iel, and Charmis the son of Mel´chiel.
16 And they called together all the ancients of the city, and all their youth ran together, and their women, to the assembly, and they set A´chior in the midst of all their people. Then Ozi´as asked him of that which was done.
17 And he answered and declared unto them the words of the council of Holofer´nes, and all the words that he had spoken in the midst of the princes of Assyria, and whatsoever Holofer´nes had spoken proudly against the house of Israel.
18 Then the people fell down and worshipped God, and cried unto God, saying,
19 O Lord God of heaven, behold their pride, and pity the low estate of our nation, and look upon the face of those that are sanctified unto thee this day.